Sentence examples for could not thrive from inspiring English sources

A sterile culture could not thrive and, thus, could not inspire assimilation.

From the start, the attacks drew attention from the highest levels of government, with legislators suggesting that e-commerce could not thrive unless better protected.

Still, doctors paid little attention to the observation in the belief that bacteria could not thrive in the acid-filled stomach.

But without the surrounding forest, the bees that pollinated the Brazil nut flowers could not thrive, so few of the remaining trees produce nuts.

His choice of paving stones over plants might seem strange, but there was a widely held belief among gardeners that the city air was so unhealthy that flowers could not thrive in it.

Retaining key players such as Bentley, the midfielder Michael Timlin and the striker Barry Corr would mean there is no reason why Southend could not thrive at the higher level next season.

I found Harvard Business School to be a place where I never felt I couldn't thrive because I was Indian or because I didn't look like the majority.

Most business owners couldn't thrive without some form of marketing and, in truth, he does benefit from that reliable and time-tested marketing tool known as word-of-mouth.

"I personally think there's no way you couldn't thrive under Art because he just lets the players do what they do without trying to get into their heads, yelling at them or screaming.

Learning to mimic the most athletic voices in the Anglo-pop canon was a must — which meant that intimacy, reserve, nuance and style weren't often heard on "Idol". Those qualities couldn't thrive inside the noise and flash of a boffo TV program.

Public health officials will continue monitor disease-borne vectors in places they once couldn't thrive.